dylanmiles23

Happy Birthday!! I am sorry to hear about the MS. Please whatever the doctor says, take your meds. My daughter-in-law doesn't and it bothers me. I feel if she took them maybe she would feel better and handle things better in her life. She got MS about 1 month after her first son was born 13 years ago. My son married her about 4 years ago. She doesn't handle grocery stores and crowds well at all. Good luck. Maybe having the band and losing weight will help, also.

My nephew did tough mudder in NJ and loved it! He said he would do another one. Good luck with the training.

My lung doctor set up my appointment to learn about the band and said to me, you are getting this. I never looked back and never asked a million questions. All my doctors are very pleased with me.

I tell everyone about this site because it has helped me a real lot. You are right about the disrespect people have for each other and they don't even know them. We are all a group of people who decided to take charge of our bodies with The Band. We should be here to help and listen and not fight.

Never heard of it. How is it different from the regular one?

​I was just watching a repeat on TLC of Say Yes To The Dress. The bride lost 115 pounds with the band. Her future husband was there with her through the whole thing. Congratulations to the both of them. The bride's mother is thin, discipline and opinionated. The bride tried on so many form fitting dresses and loved a tight fitting that showed off her 'new' figure. The mother hated everything and the poor bride left Kleinfeld's without a dress. Why can't mother's say nice things. It is not 'her' wedding and 'her' dress. I had a cousin that was like that. When her daughter married for the second time the bride did everything her way. Sad but her mother had died. My mother did my wedding my way and when we planned it I was just 19. I got married 1 month after I turned 20 and I am still married. If that bride, Victoria, is part of this site, I hope you finally found your dress and not your mother's.

I have brown rice and have never been stuck but I do chew it a lot. As for cold cuts, I can only chew turkey and chicken. I don't eat ham, so I can;t answer about that. Roast beef was very hard to chew. I had skirt steak last night for dinner, it din't get stuck but was very hard to chew. I do eat ground beef and filet mignon without trouble. I have even tried a hot dog and had no problem. I had Nathan's skinless. Good luck.

I was surfing on the tv and found an old Dr. Phil. The obese husband wouldn't go near his wife unless she was under 200 pounds. They have not had sex or kissed in 2 years. She got under 200 and he still won't go near her. He is obese and had the nerve to say he wants his size 10 wife back. Dr. Phil told him off but good. That is a form of abuse according to the doctor and I believe it. I have heard of people that can not handle it when their partner loses a lot of weight and that they leave. That is sad. I know my husband and I have been married 42 1/2 years and have both been thick and thin but mostly thick for us. We are not going any where. Everyone enjoy the rest of your long weekend. Arlene aka 'Eye Candy'

All my doctor's scales and mine are all different within 5 pounds. I don't let it get to me. Some banders don't own scales because of this or they go on the scale too many times a day, like I do. Maybe set your scale to match your doctor's. I weigh myself without clothes and at the doctor's I am dressed but shoe less.

the 30th will be my 1 year! The best thing I ever did for me and my health.

Being brave and sticking to your food plan is GREAT!! Your family and friends are a great way to catch up and talk and forget about the food. I am getting good with that. Always carry a drink of water and maybe you will forget about the 'wrong' foods. Happy 4th!!!

thank you for the list. At my pharmacy they have that I can not have anything with aspirin products and the other meds I can't have. I also tell every doctor i go to.

​Congratulations to you and all the others in your 'group' about your upcoming banding. I have never heard of eating 3 or less meals a day. I have 3 plus snacks. I have a protein shake every morning for breakfast and it fills me for 3-6 hours. I guess every doctor is different. I just don't know how you will not cheat with so little intake. Good luck.

Good luck on your new journey. I buy Body Fortress at Walmart, around $16-17. I only use chocolate. I use: 8oz skim milk, 2 scoops of the powder, a little decaf instant coffee, a little peppermint extract and tons of ice and it is very thick and great. I have this every morning for breakfast. I was banded last July and have started the shakes the March before to get me started on weight loss and it worked. Before the band I loss 28 pounds because I gave up high calorie breakfast foods. I use a Hamilton Beach very small blender, under $20. which is also a drinking cup. I own 2 of them. Any other questions-feel free to ask, everyone on this site is great with answers. My dietitian has me eating Cliff protein bars. They have 20g of protein in each. I love the mint chocolate ones, then chocolate and then chocolate with peanut butter.

Wonderful as always. I just came from my monthly lunch with 2 high school friends. We are 62-63 years old. I had a burger with 1/4 of a roll and 1/2 the burger and just left the rest. Yes I wanted more but knew to stop. Have a wonderful 4th, Jean. Arlene

Congratulations on your date, pretty soon. Just remember it's a tool to help you. I am far from perfect but without this wonderful 'tool' I would still be more obese. My 1 year is the 30th and my weight could have been less if I was perfect. Working out is very important, I'm happy you love it. Good luck and keep us informed.

I have a son that sounds just like your story. He couldn't play football until high school and then the 'team mates' made fun of the fat person. But he was voted the friendliest in his senior year and prom king. He is almost 35 and losing weight on his own. I am very proud of him. He does't drink, usually but is a weed smoker. Keep up your good work.

Hi Everyone, I am watching Dr. Oz right now and the show's subject is Toxic Love. Very interesting about what loved ones do to each other when they have health issues. Dieting together, a mother telling her daughter, you're fat etc. and cooking the wrong foods. Right now is a couple and the wife wears an insulin pump and the husband cooks all the wrong foods. The therapist is trying to help all the people. Great show. I know of people like that, that make and feed the wrong foods to the diabetic, the WLS person, like all of us etc. Who is the the toxic person in your life? Mine is ME!!!!!!

Have a fun time and enjoy the ride. I never leave home without my protein bars. I have 2-3 with me all the time even if I plan on going out for 1-2 hours, you never know. Also, fruit, grapes or cut up melon is good. I also have, per dietitian, Carnation Instant Breakfast high protein shakes. They taste, so-so but they are good for a trip also. They gave me that before I went home from the hospital after the band Happy 4th!!

All surgery hurts. Before you know it, you will forget you ever had the pain. It is 11 months for me and I don't remember any of the pain, how long it lasted etc. Wonderful news with your weight loss!!

i use to eat, before band, a pint of ice cream almost every night. I just don't buy it and if my husband wants it, I buy him what I hate. I am very fussy about what I eat. I always have potato chips in the house, what he likes. If they were my favorites, they wouldn;t last one day. Just chose smart when shopping. Good luck.